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As some of you know i have had to stop marijuana use for legal reasons , i have been aware for years that smoking marijuana before bed , stopped any form of dreaming for me . However since i have stopped the nightmares and night terrors have started again. Its been horrible , i can cope with...

im sorry to hear that things had gotten so bad , and i don't know what to suggest other than to say , i know youve been through hell from what you say , and to compound it you never got the justice you deserved. Add to this your T should never share your details unless you have okay-ed it...

It is clearly abuse, when an older person manipulates a tween and then uses you to fill his sick desires, it cannot be termed anything else. I would seek out a womens advocacy service for sexual abuse and address it there, the problem with addressing it with a psychiatrist , is sure he/she may...

may be im showing my age , but sheez you look like that old St Kilda Player Tony Locke

i really feel for you , i seen your post earlier in the day and wanted to respond , its been bugging me all day , mainly because i truly understand how you feel. As your aware i ended my marriage because of my ptsd, it was hard and wrought merry hell for a while , i actually didnt want to do it...

with all due respect and no offence intended, have you ever thought that maybe simplifying things will simplify the approach. To feel you are being punished in some way for turning your back on God is just making it so much harder for you. You have already suffered greatly and although im not...

we are not worried about others being way worse, at this time we are here for you. There has to be some good right , i understand how things just seem to rollover and create new problems , its like the world collapses and decides to do it in our life. what i would do is simplify everything...

I find this comment interesting because it makes me wonder whether you putting this out there to actually be rejected ? and you made some very valid points - do you base your personal value on others reactions towards you ? There are several different points in this post and in all honesty they...

seeing as you have accepted the position , do you have a plan on how to cope ? i do understand the new environment etc will give you a break from your depression etc , dangerous places have a tendency to allow us to forget about a lot of things if that is what we are drawn too. Do you have a...

i can certainly relate, i live alone and love my independence, however there are times where i feel lonely and dont want to be alone. but in reality i know if someone was there when i needed them to be , i probably wouldn't talk and would want to be alone - i also know that if someone were there...

also i remember you stating you took a war correspondents position , do you truly think you will survive the whole situation being in the state you are , again it is becoming more than obvious you need to do some hard work to get back on track. Its also obvious you are skilled and intelligent...

im sorry to hear your relapsed, the best thing you can do is pick yourself and get on with it. When people upset us and we react in this way , do you think they care ? more than likely most want to run a mile from us , as they have no idea how to handle self destructive reactions. You need to...

im so sorry your going through this , its such a gut wrenching situation at times. We have moved a bit and as such my kids have had to readjust and make new friends a few times, thankfully there are no more moves. I remember we had an incident when we were in NM, my kids were 5 and 8 at the time...

I must also state that I joined a ptsd support group from Meet up , I wouldnt do that again as any group with either a focus for the sufferers or supporters really does need a facilitator, otherwise it does become in some ways an exercise in distress

Actually NAMI covers all mental illnesses and its a great course, its called peer to peer, NAMI also offers support groups but doing peer to peer is a prerequisite to getting into the support group. I am doing the peer to peer now and i thought the same at first...its not exclusive ptsd ..etc ...

Thats an incredibly tough situation to deal with , are you receiving therapy or support ? also i dont know where your from but some countries do offer assistance to victims of crime , financial, physiological and so forth. I think people here can offer you support if thats what you mean by...

Welcome to the forum, im sorry your having a tough time and not able to medicate the edge off because of pregnancy. The only thing i can suggest is to educate your husband , sometimes its more difficult to get our partners to understand, PTSD is not an easy thing to explain as most people think...

I can certainly relate to this , i dont take meds now and havent for a long time , but i will never forget both going on them and taking myself off them. In one word it can be incredibly dangerous and in all honesty i dont say that lightly. The emotional reactions that can come with withdrawal...

I tend to agree with Neverthesame , my father although not an emergency worker had seen considerable trauma and actually had undiagnosed ptsd, but his reaction was pretty much the same, i think it was the mindset of a lot of men a few years back, thats how they survived. Even sharing the trauma...

Working on ptsd can involve many facets , a true trauma therapist will not take you straight into your traumas, and depending on the severity and complexity of your ptsd will spend a lot of time on identifying symptoms and reactions first and teaching you how to manage those. The reason being if...

Its certainly possible , my wife had one trauma which in many ways triggered mine , but she was able to resolve hers and as i have complex ptsd it takes a lot longer for me. There are many reasons why two people become attracted and its certainly not outside the realm of possibilities, i would...

i feel differently about starting with a new therapist, i have changed a few times because of moves and what not, and yes it is anxiety inducing and yes you go through all those things in your head, the what ifs and so forth, but at the same time its fresh, you have the chance to start anew with...

i too lost a son many years ago, and from this i can tell you, firstly you say its the one year anniversary of your sons death, 1 year is nothing when it comes to the death of a child , and im shocked that your therapist is so insensitive and seems not to pay credence to the fact your still...

im sorry to hear you had such a horrible dream, i think trying to control your nightmares is one of the hardest things about ptsd. There are medications like Prazosin that they give to help, some find success with it , some dont. I was smoking marijuana as it worked at stopping my nightmares and...

Many with ptsd put their partners through hell without realizing it, once they start therapy not only do the issues at times become more acute , but also the reactions. Add to this the fact youve probably been hyper vigilant, at times threatened , reactive when under emotional pressure and a...